http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/62839/sidekicks-aside/ http://sequart.org/magazine/62839/sidekicks-aside/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:00:11 +0000 Jarrett Mazza http://sequart.org/?p=62839 What is the purpose of a sidekick? The word itself arouses about as much sympathy as one would receive when he or she is referred to as a “second wheel” or “second class citizen” by… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/50065/the-politics-of-batman-part-4-sex-sexism-and-the-dark-knight/ http://sequart.org/magazine/50065/the-politics-of-batman-part-4-sex-sexism-and-the-dark-knight/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:00:39 +0000 Marc DiPaolo http://sequart.org/?p=50065 [Note: The following is reprinted from the book War, Politics and Superheroes] One of the main problems Batman has had from the outset of his career as Feudal Lord crime fighter is that he cannot… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/10747/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-7/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10747/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-7/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10747 I’m sitting at a little coffee shop in Springfield, Missouri, called the Brown Egg with my comics spread out on the table. As the waitress delivers my pancakes, she remarks, “That looks really cool,” as… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/10738/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-6/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10738/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-6/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:19 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10738 While R.I.P. could be argued to be a game of chess between Batman and Dr. Hurt, the game of dominoes is at the forefront of Batman & Robin. Oberon Sexton and El Penitente aren’t mentioned… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/10730/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-5/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10730/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-5/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:48 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10730 In the footnotes for the first volume of Batman & Robin, Grant Morrison discusses the strange coincidence of the third issue’s cover resembling an image of the Joker that Brian Bolland had done years previous.… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/9488/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-damian%e2%80%99s-transformation-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9488/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-damian%e2%80%99s-transformation-part-3/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:46 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=9488 While Damian’s name can be interpreted as “to tame,” it can also be interpreted as “to conquer,” which seems to be Talia’s reasoning for his name when she says in issue #7, “Damian will stride… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/9481/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-damians-transformation-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9481/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-damians-transformation-part-2/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:51 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=9481 While Dick Grayson’s growth as Batman is certainly one way of interpreting Batman and Robin, one shouldn’t forget the “Robin” part of the title. With this series, Morrison took on the seemingly impossible task of… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/9955/realism-and-the-art-of-action/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9955/realism-and-the-art-of-action/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:52 +0000 Mike Greear http://sequart.org/?p=9955 Sequential art is a purely visual medium, one that relies on the combination of words and pictures in order to give the illusion of animation and sound. In superhero comics, characters are often flung into… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/9473/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-damians-transformation-part-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9473/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-damians-transformation-part-1/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:16 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=9473 The very idea of Batman having a son was criticized before Damian ever made his first appearance. Technically, his first appearance was at the very end of Mike W. Barr’s Son of the Demon back… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/9326/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-the-grayson-foils-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9326/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-the-grayson-foils-part-3/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=9326 The first six issues of Grant Morrison’s Batman and Robin expertly put Dick Grayson in a position that readers weren’t used to seeing him in – one of vulnerability. The normally confident Grayson approaches heroism… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/9322/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-the-grayson-foils-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9322/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-the-grayson-foils-part-2/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:47 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=9322 There is no one who could make a better foil for Dick Grayson than Jason Todd. The second Robin, Jason Todd entered the partnership of Batman and Robin with a chip on his shoulder. He… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/9316/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-the-grayson-foils-part-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9316/deconstructing-batman-and-robin-the-grayson-foils-part-1/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:56 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=9316 In all great works of literature, the hero must have a foil; that special character designed to enhance the inherent heroic qualities of the protagonist. Oftentimes, the foil is cut from similar cloth to show… [more]]]> 1